| A | B |
|---|
| CERCLA (Comp. Env. Response, Compensation Liability Act) | (superfund) I.D. & cleanup hazardous waste dump sites, and leaking underground tanks |
| Clean Air Acts '62 '65 '65 '70 '77 '90 | standards for pollutants: PM, SO2, CO, NOx, O3, & PB |
| Endangered Species Act 1973, '82, '85, '88 | These species cannot be hunted, killed, collected, or injured in the U.S. |
| Energy Policy Act of 1992 | Tax benefits & subsidies to renewable energy industries; prohibits drilling in Arctic Wildlife Ref. |
| Lacey Act (1900) | Prohibits transportation of live or dead animals or their parts across state boarders without a federal permit. |
| Taylor Grazing Act (1943) | Permit required and fees for use of federal grazing lands, & numbers limited |
| Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 and 1989 (RCRA) | Requires E.P.A. to I.D. hazardous waste and set standards for their management |
| U.S. Clean Water Act | restore & maintain chemical, physical, and biological integrity of U.S. water |
| Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (1968) | Preservation of and no development of certain rivers |
| Wilderness Act (1964) | To preserve large expanses of pristine lands |
| conservation | -"Controlled Use", "Scientific Management" of natural resources. "Greatest good for the greatest number of people. |
| preservation | Remaining wilderness areas on public lands should be left untouched |
| restoration | To bring back to former condition |
| remediation | Most often used with cleanup of chemical contaminants in a polluted area. |
| mitigation | compensation for env. damage by making a replacement area |
| reclamation | chem or phys manipulations carried out in severely degraded sites (mines) |
| Water Quality Act | attempt to reduce non-point source pollution |
| Kyoto Protocol | controlling global warming by setting greenhouse gas emissions targets for developed countries |
| Montreal Protocol | phase out of ozone deleting substances |
| Food Quality Protection Act | set pesticide limits in food, & all active and inactive ingredients must be screened for estrogenic/endocrine effects |
| Nuclear Waste Policy Act | US government must develop a high level nuclear waste site by 2015 |
